Biography

John Dower is a Film Director, working in Film, Television and Video Games. 
Film School trained (Northern Film School, Leeds & Polish National Film School, Lodz), John's films have been screened at over 70 film festivals worldwide and won multiple awards including “KAYLA”, which won Best Short Film at St Albans Film Festival 2018 and "THE DAY AFTER STONEWALL DIED" which won Best Short Film at the Cannes Short Film festival 2014 among many others.
He is developing a feature adaptation of "KAYLA" with writer Leigh-Anne Gilbert and Producer Myf Hopkin with the BFI and the TV adaptation of teen novel "GIRL MISSING" with writer /Producer Diane Whitley.
He has extensive experience of directing Television Drama with credits including SILENT WITNESS for BBC1, WOLFBLOOD for CBBC/ZDF and EASTENDERS, CASUALTY, GRANGE HILL, MAKE MY DAY, JINX & THE BILL among his other credits. 
John's work in interactivity and Video Games sees him currently working for SABER INTERACTIVE as Cinematics Director on SPACE MARINE 2, part of the Warhammer 40,000 Universe. He directed motion capture and Voice for the James Bond Video game "007 LEGENDS" for EON/Activision, PROJECT MILO for Lionhead/Microsoft and has directed voice on over 20 games. 
He runs a Motion Capture training and consultancy company www.themocapvaults.com with prolific Mocap actor Oliver Hollis-Leick, running classes and workshops all over the world.
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Credits

Wolfblood 9 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 4, Episode 9   Director 2016
Series 4, Episode 10   Director 2016
Series 4, Episode 11   Director 2016
Series 4, Episode 12   Director 2016
Series 5, Episode 1   Director 2017
Series 5, Episode 2   Director 2017
Series 5, Episode 3   Director 2017
Series 5, Episode 4   Director 2017
Series 5, Episode 5   Director 2017
Day After Stonewall Died, The 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2014
Red Source 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2013
Make My Day 4 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Episode 1   Director 2003
Episode 3   Director 2003
Episode 8   Director 2003
Episode 6   Director 2003
Curriculum Bites - Challenging Christianity 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2002
Casualty 3 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 17, Episode 2   Director 2002
Series 20, Episode 22   Director 2006
Series 20, Episode 44   Director 2006
Eastenders 53 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Episode 473   Director 2003
Episode 475   Director 2003
Episode 580   Director 2002
Episode 581   Director 2004
Episode 582   Director 2004
Episode 579   Director 2004
Episode 476   Director 2003
Episode 971   Director 2006
Episode 972   Director 2006
Episode 973   Director 2006
-   Director 2006
Episode 474   Director 2003
Episode 5321   Director 2016
Episode 5322   Director 2016
Episode 5323   Director 2016
Episode 5324   Director 2016
Episode 5501   Director 2017
Episode 5502   Director 2017
Episode 5503   Director 2017
Episode 5504   Director 2017
Episode 5557   Director 2017
Episode 5581   Director 2017
Episode 5582   Director 2017
Episode 5583   Director 2017
Episode 5584   Director 2017
Episode 5634   Director 2018
Episode 5635   Director 2017
Episode 5636   Director 2017
Episode 5637   Director 2017
Episode 5706   Director 2018
Episode 5707   Director 2018
Episode 5708   Director 2018
Episode 5709   Director 2018
Episode 5766   Director 2018
Episode 5767   Director 2018
Episode 5768   Director 2018
Episode 5769   Director 2018
Series 0, Episode 5886   Director 2019
Series 0, Episode 5889   Director 2019
Series 0, Episode 5888   Director 2019
Series 0, Episode 5887   Director 2019
Episode 5922   Director 2019
Episode 5923   Director 2019
Episode 5924   Director 2019
Episode 5925   Director 2019
Episode 6034   Director 2019
Episode 6035   Director 2019
Episode 6036   Director 2019
Episode 6033   Director 2019
Episode 5886   Director 2019
Episode 5887   Director 2019
Episode 5888   Director 2019
Episode 5889   Director 2019
Grange Hill 4 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 25, Episode 13   Director 2001
Series 25, Episode 14   Director 2001
Series 25, Episode 15   Director 2001
Series 25, Episode 16   Director 2001
Bill, The 2 episodes View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2001
-   Director 2001
Home Farm Twins 25 episodes View
Series   Role Year
Series 2, Episode 1   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 2   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 3   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 4   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 5   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 6   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 7   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 8   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 9   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 10   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 11   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 12   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 13   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 14   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 15   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 16   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 17   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 18   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 19   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 20   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 21   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 22   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 23   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 24   Director 2000
Series 2, Episode 25   Director 2000
First Communion Day 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 2000
Electric Frank 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1998
Broken Arrow 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1996
Secret Songs Of Butterfish, The 1 episode View
Series   Role Year
-   Director 1995

Other Credits

007 legends VIDEO GAME View
Description Year
Cutscenes from Video Game 2012
Project milo VIDEO GAME View
Description Year
Video Game for xBox 360 2010
Signs of life DIGITAL MEDIA View
Description Year
Interactive Online Astrological Thriller 2007
Kayla Short Film View
Description Year
Winner of Best Short Film at St Albans Film Festival 2018 2018

Awards

  • Digital Gate Film festival Algeria

    Bronze Prize - 2021

  • Panorama International Short Film festival Tunis

    Special Jury Prize - 2021

  • Deep Focus Film festival Brooklyn

    Honorable Mention - 2021

  • Tagore Film festival

    Critics Choice - 2020

  • St Albans Film Festival

    Best Short Film - 2018

  • Los Angeles Film review Independent Film Awards

    Honourable Mention - Best Production Design - 2015

  • Dublin International Short Film & Music Festival

    Best Score - 2015

  • Small Axe Radical Film Festival

    Shortlisted for Best Short Film - 2014

  • Cannes Short Film Festival

    Best Short Film - 2014

  • Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival

    Honourablele Mention - Direction International Section - 1998

  • Locarno Film Festival

    Leopard of Tomorrow - Subtitling Prize - 1998

  • Chicago Film festival

    Gold Plaque - Student Film under 15 minutes - 1996

  • New York Expo of Short Film & Video

    Jury Prize - Narrative - 1996

  • Chicago Film Festival

    Gold Plaque - Student Film - 1995

Skills

  • HD
  • Interactive
  • Lecturing
  • CGI
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